Monday, November 14, 2011

Monday doings

Thank you for all the baby-girl well wishes…we are excited (and nervous!) I’m not quite sure what to do with girls? It will be a fun adventure.

Today (besides being freezing) I’m getting the binding sewn onto this quilt…binding is torture for me lately…I’d rather fold laundry.

This pretty stack is sitting on my table (from the lovely Lissa) and I’m wondering when I’ll actually have time to cut into them…it could be awhile. For now they are just fun to stare at.

I’m on a mission today to get real snow boots…from a real shoe store (a.k.a. not Target). Because being lopsided, tall, and clumsy + snow is not a good combo for me….ever.

My friend Jera just barely got her pre-cut fabric shop up and running….so checkout Quilting in the Rain if you get a sec. I love the name of her shop since she’s in Seattle…and that she has some of my patterns in kits (with more to come).

Oh my heavens! I am swooning over that jelly roll of pezzy...where can I get some?! Did a quick google search and didn't come up with anything! P.S. That quilt is so so cute! Hope you find some warm boots soon! SMiles~Beth

Take it from me, you'll know exactly what to do with a little girl! This coming from someone who has three younger brothers, and two little boys, THEN a sweet baby girl. Just comes naturally, promise :)

Oh - just give it to me! ...the binding-thing I mean... I love to do the binding. Really! It means the quilt is nearly ready and that's a great feeling - everytime!And... there's nothing to worry about having a baby-girl. It'll all come naturally. But I understand your thoughts. I would have the same if I had a baby-boy :O)

I feel the same way with binding! my goal (in Jan and Feb) is to do a lot of binding for quilts! make a dent in those! that fabric is sooo yummy to look at and thank you for sharing your friends fabric shop! (I like that name too!)

I don't mind the stitching down the back - but that attaching binding to the front is just horrible, isn't it. I always think - hey, I'm pretty much done! And it ends up taking more than an hour to cut the strips, join, attach, miter... blech.

congrats on the girl!!! I have two (22 & 18 yrs old) and they are fun. Dress her in all the pretty clothes when she is little, cause when she gets bigger she won't let you have a say anymore :-), and when she gets into her teens, hold your breath and wait till she's about 18: they become nice again (at least, most of the time :-). but you'll never stop loving your beautiful girl!! And that quilt is beautiful too: I have some of that fabric and just love the richness of the colors!!

I'm improving on the basic binding but can't do the tails. I'd rather clean the bathroom than figure out the 45 on those tail ends. It's bad and I have the ruler too. But I love your blanket. Is it a new pattern? It is so pretty.

That quilt is looking awesome! Binding is so tedious. I'm totally with you on that. I should have made the binding on my last quilt fatter. It was a donation quilt, so when the binding wasn't caught by all of the stitches, I just had to say "Forget it!" and stitch down the middle of the binding. Ugh. Next time I'll make sure my binding is more in the 2.5" range.

OK, so I am not alone....need to know what the banner fabric is and the what the pez is called! PLEASE!!! There are NO fabric stores by me that carry cool fabric so I am left to shop online, which is SO HARD! Thanks for your help!K

I looked down and realized that I'm wearing those same boots. I thought that was funny. Good luck finding snow boots! I got some ages ago that are Ulu that are fantastic - just in case you see that brand.

that brings up a funny memory about a girl hanging on to a truck door for her life after getting out and falling under it. If I am not mistaken you had the record for slipping on the ice. Ahhhh, good times.